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Monster Essays - A Portrait of the Artist As A Young Man: Themes Developed Through Allusions to Classical Mythology
A Portrait of the Artist As A Young Man: Themes Developed Through Allusions to
Classical Mythology
James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a novel of
complex themes developed through frequent allusions to classical mythology. The
myth of Daedalus and Icarus serves as a structuring element in the novel,
uniting the central themes of individual rebellion and discovery, producing a
work of literature that illuminates the motivations of an artist, and the
development of his individual philosophy.
James Joyce chose the name Stephen Dedalus to link his hero with the
mythi....
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